Myths About Vegans

Many people believe that eating vegan is healthy.  This is not necessarily true at all In fact there are many myths about vegans being healthier than other people but this is not always the case.  Many people can eat 100% vegan and not have a healthy diet.  This is evidenced by the fact that french fries and dark chocolate are vegan foods!  White bread and oreo cookies are vegan foods and many highly processed foods are also vegan and none of these things have any relation to health whatever.  

The subject of Nutrition is full of experts with differing opinions.  This is true because few people really take the time to study and experiment on themselves.  Medical doctors and classically trained nutritionists operate with significant flaws relating to their understanding of the nutrition and disease processes.   To learn more about our YogaNutritionist™ certification click here. 

Vegan does not mean health because as shown above so many foods are vegan that are destructive to a person’s health.  Vegan is a sign of higher awareness and consciousness but not a sign of health unless it is done in an intelligent way.  There are smart ways of eating in a vegan style and unwise ways to eat vegan and it is important to be aware that small choices go a long way!  Whenever possible avoiding potato chips and coca-cola and replacing them with apples and lemon water will likely give you a different experience…and one that you may prefer. 

The most important myths to deconstruct about vegans relates to the idea that they are automatically living a healthy lifestyle.  The truth is that it is likely that due to to the lack of animal foods and those dangerous factors, vegans are likely healthier than the average person, but that is not saying very much since the average person is in far from ideal condition.  

When a person eats all plant based foods…and exercises every single day… and avoids fried foods and other unwise things then healing of disease and prevention of disease becomes very possible and you also have a great chance of losing weight.  The relationship between foods and wellness is absolutely direct and the less animal foods the better…period.   Vegans have a head start because they are avoiding animal foods and have less cholesterol and other issues nonetheless they must eat a lot of fruits and uncooked plant foods for the diet to be truly intelligent.